Mats Olsson (handballer)

Mats Olsson
Personal information
Full name Mats Åke Olsson
Born (1960-01-12) 12 January 1960 (age 65)
Malmö, Sweden
Nationality  Sweden
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Team
Dalhems IF
Senior clubs
Years Team
-1980
Dalhems IF
1980-1988
Lugi HF
1988-1994
Teka Santander
1994-1996
Ystads IF
1996-1997
Caja Cantabria
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979-1997
 Sweden 294 (2)
Teams managed
2001-2005
 Portugal (assistant)
2005-2012
 Portugal
2005-??
 Norway women (gk coach)
2014-2021
 Sweden gk coach
2021-
Elverum Håndball gk coach
Medal record
Men's Handball
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1990 Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Iceland
Silver medal – second place 1993 Japan
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1994 Portugal

Mats Åke Olsson (born 12 January 1960) is a Swedish retired handball goalkeeper, who is currently goalkeeping coach for Norway women's national handball team and Elverum Håndball.

He was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.[1]

  1. ^ "New legends of the game inducted into EHF Hall of Fame". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2025.

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